1997 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 review from North America
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Nothing major.
Belt broke on me once, easy to replace.
Replaced the clutch a Twice, one was my fault, other was from wear.
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I have never had any clutch/ transmission problems, and was.
General comments?
Beautiful car, Fun to drive.
Extremely quick for its price point.
All wheel drive and steering is makes it handle nicely.
I replaced the seats to match my tastes at about 70,000 miles they still looked in very good shape.
I also replaced the steering wheel to something a little... smaller. Anyone who has set in this car knows that it is gigantic.
Back seat was really unnecessary. The "bucket style" seat made it almost impossible for you to even fit a child seat in the right position.
Also the trunk was also a tight squeeze, have to shove my golf bag in there, but it will fit. I would have personally liked it if they had made the trunk deeper and taken the back seat out all together and moved all the spare/etc to that location.
The only thing I recommend for this car is to get some good tires if you plan to drive aggressively.
I take mine to the local road course a few times a month and the wear on the front tires mainly the only drawback.
Might I toot my whistle, I make very good lap times.
Other than these few things the car is perfect in every aspect in my opinion.
I greatly recommend this car to anyone who is interested. Engine is the most bang for your buck that you can find.
If I was given a choice whether to purchase one of the new Corvettes or a Low-Mileage 3000GT VR-4, I would choose the 3000GT without question.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1997 |
| Year of manufacture | 1997 |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | Twin turbo Manual |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 9 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 45000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 101000 miles |
| Previous car | Mitsubishi 3000GT |
| Date of Entry | 15th March, 2005 |